Ice Cover

For a short time each spring the shoreline shallows lose their ice lid
first while the deeper water is still ice covered. This is a prime time
for foraging fish. They are drawn to the ice free shallows because of
warmer

temperatures and can cruise the ice shelf juncture in safety. Cast to the
ice edge and retrieve parallel to it. The only disadvantage is that a
short lived condition. Montana’s Hebgen Lake provides exciting
action by casting streamers parallel to its shoreline ice lid. Lunker
browns and rainbows charge your flies from underneath the ice cover. At
this time, large fish can be taken.